Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Natural Disasters


Introduction
Natural disasters are act of God, such as volcanoes , earthquakes , hurricanes , cyclones and so on.

UN:
A disaster is a tragic case of people and become in need of protection, clothing, shelter, and medical care,

International Organization for Civil Protection:
A disaster is an unexpected accident caused by the forces of nature, or because of human action and the consequent loss of life and destruction of property, and has a severe impact on the national economy and social life and often requires international assistance.

Civil Defense Industrial Directory:
A disaster is a major incident resulting in massive loss of life and property it may be a natural disaster caused an act of nature (floods, earthquakes, storms etc. ..) it may be a technical disaster due to human action, whether intentionally or involuntarily.
Natural hazards
Disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural phenomena cause great destruction of property and human beings. Disasters vary depending on the proportion of the population surrounding the phenomenon; many of the communities living near volcanoes have a devastating history, as happened in Pompeii and this is due to human nature and the problems of poverty and others.

Avalanches
An avalanche is a surprise move of the amount of ice on the side of a mountain, and result in several disasters that results in killing thousands of people.

Water disasters
A flood natural disaster that occurs as a result of the accumulation of large amounts of rain for a long period of time in a specific area, or rapid melting of large amounts of snow, rivers, storms and hurricanes. There are some water disasters that come over the long term including coastal erosion, which leads to the sinking of some cities
Volcanoes
The volcano is a cracks in the ground which can emit magma. Indonesia is one of the states where there are 180 volcanoes. Blasts appear on the surface of the earth
Tsunami
A tsunami is a huge wave and a tremendous amount of water caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.,
And one of the most famous tsunamis resulted from the Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004, which hit the coast of several countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, Somalia and was one of the worst natural disasters.
Resources:
1. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/
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